Neotectonics and long-term seismicity in Europe and the Mediterranean region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 120, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 5311-5342

  Carafa, Michele M C ^a   Barba, Salvatore ^b   Bird, Peter ^c  

^a Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia Sezione di Tettonofisica e Sismologia   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

creeping subduction fault; earthquake rates; Europe and Mediterranean countries; finite element dynamic modeling; long term earthquake forecasts; seismic hazard

Indexed keywords

CREEP; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GPS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; NEOTECTONICS; PLATE BOUNDARY; SEISMICITY; STRESS; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

AEGEAN SEA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (EAST); GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84939268358     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JB011751     Document Type: Article

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